A Choice That Previously Did Not Exist: Baltic Agriculture, NGTs and the Climate Shock
By early June 2026, the Baltic debate around GMOs no longer fits the old “GMO or non-GMO” frame. The formal…
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Baltic Wages Q1 2026: Growth Continued, But The Signals Were Not The Same
Average wages increased across all three Baltic states in the first quarter of 2026. The headline direction was similar, but…
Barcelona rental money and the Latvian source-of-wealth question
A story about illegal short-term rentals in Barcelona has developed a Latvian financial and business angle.
Investment fell, transport weakened: what Q1 GDP reveals about the Baltic economies
All three Baltic economies reported positive annual GDP growth. But the internal structure of that growth was uneven.
Riga Airport reshuffles its terminal economy as Avolta and WHSmith partner enter RIX
The new 12-year concession is not a simple story of foreign operators entering Riga. RIX was already internationalised; the real…
Latvia’s new government closes the political vacuum, but not the execution risk
The cabinet led by Andris Kulbergs is not entering a normal political cycle. Its declaration reads less like a broad…
Lithuania’s Register Centre breach exposes a slow response chain inside the digital state
More than 600,000 Lithuanian real-estate register records, including personal identification codes, were allegedly copied after unauthorised users accessed the Register…
Liepāja SEZ keeps green aviation track alive as focus shifts from aircraft to fuel
Liepāja Special Economic Zone is continuing to work with green aviation projects, but the centre of gravity has shifted. The…
Maxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA: four capital models behind Baltic retail
Maxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA are visible to Baltic consumers as retail brands. But behind those brands stand very different…
Baltic labour markets split in Q1
In the first quarter of 2026, Baltic unemployment rates looked similar at the headline level. Unemployment stood at 7.1% in…
Coffee Address completes Romanian buyout — and tests whether a Baltic PE model travels
Latvia-registered Coffee Address Holding has acquired the remaining 25% in Romania’s Eur Comtur S.R.L., bringing its ownership to 100%.
Latvian curd snacks reach South Korea — and meet Estonian honey and Lithuanian salo
When Food Union announced in November 2025 that Latvia’s Kārums curd snacks would enter the South Korean market, the story…